Can you complete these famous historical quotes?

By: J.P. Naomi
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Can you complete these famous historical quotes?
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About This Quiz

Whether you need some inspiration, or perhaps a wall hanging, history teaches us great lessons through memorable quotes. Think you have what it takes to complete these famous quotes?
Abraham Lincoln once said, "If you want to test a man's character, give him _______."
Lunch
Dinner
Power
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He died at the age of 56 by assassination at Petersen House in Washington, DC.
A dog

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"Well done is better than well _______," said Benjamin Franklin.
Played
Sought
Said
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died at the age of 84 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tried

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"It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad ______." - George Washington
Cause
TImes
Company
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in present-day Virginia. He died at the age of 67 in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Grief

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"Without struggle, there can be no __________." - Frederick Douglass
Recovery
Faith
Cause
Progress
Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 in Maryland and died of a heart attack at the age of 77 in 1895. He was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.

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"The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young __________ everything." - Oscar Wilde
Understand
Deny
Know
Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. He died at the age of 56 in 1900 in Paris, France.
Cry about

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"_______ and carry a big stick." - Theodore Roosevelt
Work hard
Speak softly
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City.
Think out loud
Pray often

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Winston Churchill once said, "History will be kind to me; for I intend to __________."
Write it
Sir Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. He died from a stroke at the age of 90 in 1965.
Profess it
Stand up to it
Live it

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Thank you, Albert Einstein, for reminding us that, "In the middle of difficulty lies ____________."
Progress
Faith
Opportunity
Born in Germany on March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein became a citizen of the United States in 1940. He died in New Jersey on April 18, 1955.
Hope

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"Ask not what your country can _______, but what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy
Do for you
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He died by assassination on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 46.
Feed you
Give to you
Provide to you

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"Never ruin an apology with _________." - Benjamin Franklin
Forgiveness
An excuse
Benjamin Franklin served as the sixth president of Pennsylvania. Prior to that, he served as the United States Minister to France and the United States Minister to Sweden.
Alcohol
Regret

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"I walk _______, but I never walk backward." - Abraham Lincoln
Fast
Around
Slowly
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the united States. Prior to that, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th district.
Quickly

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Anne Frank said, "I don't think of all the misery, but of the _______ that remains."
Trouble
Hurt
Beauty
Annelies Marie Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. She died in 1945 at the age of 15 in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the Holocaust.
Terror

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Muhammad Ali once said, "The man who has no imagination has no _______."
Tears
Hope
Love
Wings
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, Muhammad Ali is also known as The Greatest; The People's Champion; The Louisville Lip; and The King of Boxing.

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Maya Angelou reminded us that, "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget ____________."
Who you are
Where you came from
Why you did it
How you made them feel
Marguerite Annie Johnson was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She died at the age of 86 on May 28, 2014.

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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about __________." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Love
Respect
Things that matter
Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. He died at the age of 39 on April 4, 1968, after he was shot in Memphis, Tennessee.
Truth

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"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their ________ to be." - Abraham Lincoln
Soul
Children
Mind
Abraham Lincoln's face is one of the four faces carved into the granite of Mount Rushmore. The other three presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt.
Life

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Thank you, Nelson Mandela, for reminding us that "_________ is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Jealousy
Education
Nelson Mandela was the first President of South Africa. He served in office from 1994 - 1999.
Nuclear weapons
Rage

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C.S. Lewis once said, "_________ is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
Love
Compassion
Treason
Integrity
Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. He died in 1963 in Oxford, England, at the age of 64.

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Thomas Jefferson once said, "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and _______."
Let it go
Hang on
Thomas Jefferson served as the third President of the United States from 1801 - 1809. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Hold your horses
Have at it

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"Ever tried. Ever failed. No Matter. Try again. Fail again. ________." - Samuel Beckett
Keep Trying
Don't Give Up
Fail Better
Samuel Beckett was born on April 13, 1906 in Dublin, Ireland. His pen name was Andrew Belis.
Sail Away

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"When your work speaks for itself, ___________." - Henry Kaiser
Don't interrupt
Henry Kaiser was an industrialist and shipbuilder born in 1882 in New York. He died at the age of 85 in Hawaii in 1967.
Work harder
Keep trying
Work on the weekend too

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"If you are going through hell, ________." - Winston Churchill
Get out
Keep going
Winston Churchill served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1951 - 1955. He was a graduate of Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Keep your head down
Fight like it

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"The best thing about _______ is that it comes one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln
Birthdays
The future
Abraham Lincoln is well known for his Gettysburg Address. Its memorable opening line is, "Four score and seven years ago..."
Christmas
School

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Good advice, Warren Zevon, "I'll sleep when I'm ________."
Ready
Dead
Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. He was born in 1947 and died at the age of 56 in Los Angeles, California.
Tired
Hungry

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Mark Twain once said, "Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do ________."
In time
Yesterday
The day after tomorrow
Though Mark Twain is most often referenced with this quote, he is said to have referenced Benjamin Franklin when he said this.
Next year

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"Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to ________." - Winston Churchill
Death
Prison
Repeat it
Winston Churchill was married to Clementine Hozier in 1908. They had five children named Diana, Randolph, Sarah, Marigold and Mary.
Punishment

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Thank you, Mary Poppins, for reminding us that "Anything can happen if you _______."
Want
Try
Let it
The Mary Poppins books were written by P.L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shephard. They were published from 1934 until 1988.
Dream

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Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Faith is taking the first step when you don't see _____________."
Why
How
The full staircase
Martin Luther King Jr. was the first President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He held the office from 1957 until his death in 1968. He was shot and killed by James Earl Ray.
Where

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"I destroy my enemy when I make him ______." - Abraham Lincoln
Jealous
Suffer
My friend
Abraham Lincoln was married to Mary Todd. They had four boys: Robert, Edward, Willie and Tad.
Dance

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Leonardo da Vinci once said, "Simplicity is the ultimate __________."
Sophistication
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath. He is best known for his works: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and Lady with an Ermine.
Peacemaker
Moneymaker
Homemaker

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"A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his _________." - Oscar Wilde
Wine
Wife
Enemies
Oscar Wilde was a graduate of Trinity College in Dublin as well as Magdalen College in Oxford.
Meat

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"I am thankful to those who __________. It is because of them I did it myself." - Albert Einstein
Wouldn't help
Said no to me
Albert Einstein was married twice, first to Mileva Maric and then to Elsa Lowenthal. He received a Novel Prize in Physics in 1921.
Fell asleep
Ran away

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John F. Kennedy reminded us, "One person can make a difference, and everyone should ______."
Try
Known by his initials JFK, John F. Kennedy was married to Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis. After JFK's death in 1963, she remarried in 1968 to Aristotle Onassis.
Dream
Laugh
Pray

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"_______ is the art of making a point without making an enemy." - Isaac Newton
Freedom
Tact
Sir Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 in England. He is remembered for Newtonian mechanics, universal gravitation and calculus.
Painting
Planning

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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in ____________." - Nelson Mandela
Trusting
Believing
Rising every time we fall
Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95 on December 5, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was a member of the African National Congress.
Trying really hard

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